She was rejected by her mom after a C-section birth at a Texas zoo. Now, this 2-year-old gorilla is thriving in Cleveland.

CLEVELAND — If you’re also obsessed with the Japanese zoo baby macaque named Punch, raise your hand.

Punch’s heartbreaking-turned-heartwarming journey from rejected baby to certified bachelor (if you know, you know) has captured the hearts of the Internet.

It was reminiscent of a similar story that happened in North Texas a couple of years ago: Jameela, the baby gorilla born prematurely via emergency cesarean who was rejected by her birth mother, Sekani. Jameela was the third gorilla born in the zoo’s 115-year history – but the first gorilla to be born via C-section…

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